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What is Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales' about?
- aMonks copying books by hand in the library of Canterbury Cathedral
- bKnights fighting for the king in the Hundred Years War in France
- cThe building of Canterbury Cathedral by masons over many years
- dA group of pilgrims travelling to Canterbury who tell each other storiesCorrect answer
Why?
Chaucer wrote a series of poems in English about pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. To pass the time on the journey, each of them tells a story.
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